Movie Music Review

John Carpenter started the craze of using sythesizers to compose music for movies.

Which composer influenced John Williams' music for Star Wars?

Lawrence of Arabia's soundtrack created the template for all desert movies

Which movie started the idea of writing original songs in order to promote the film?

Which of these themes was NOT composed by John Williams?

During what era was movie music exclusivley orchestral music?

What was the name of the original song from The Graduate that went #1?

Snoop Dogg won an Oscar for Best Original Song

In the 1940's the studio system disolved and allowed composers to work for themselves.

Hans Zimmer won the Oscar for best original score for The Lion King

John Williams' 52 Oscar nominations is only 2nd behind Meryl Streep

Movie music made with synthesizers became popular in the 60s

Henry Mancini's theme from The Pink Panther helped jazz stay relevant in movie and tv music.

Who is considered the "Father of Film Music?"

During the silent era, one of the ways theaters provided music for movies was to have a piano player improvise music

What is the name of the piece from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly that has now been used in various commercials

During which era was music provided by the individual theaters?

Which jazz musician helped the association of trumpet with film noir?

Which classical composer created the Leitmotif?

Hans Zimmer had to create instruments for the movie Inception